Australia to lift electricity market suspension as prices ease

Australia's energy market operator says it will lift its suspension of the country's main wholesale electricity market as its power crisis eases.

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The restrictions will be temporarily lifted on Thursday before a final decision is made.

In an unprecedented move last week it suspended trading on the platform following a surge in prices.

Officials also urged people in the state of New South Wales to conserve power over concerns about shortages.

The state - which has a population of around 8 million - includes the country's biggest city Sydney.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Australian Energy Market Operator (Aemo) said it had "seen a clear improvement in market conditions" and that it would resume trading from 04:00 in Sydney on Thursday (19:00 BST Wednesday).

It added that it would monitor the market for at least 24 hours before making a decision to formally lift the suspension.

"We have seen nearly 4,000 megawatts of generation return to service since this time last week, and that means the risk of any shortfall has reduced markedly," Aemo chief executive Daniel Westerman said in a televised media conference.

Australia is one of the world's biggest exporters of coal and liquefied natural gas but it has been struggling with a power crisis since last month.

Three quarters of its electricity is still generated using coal, and it has long been accused of not doing enough to cut its emissions by investing in renewables.